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The Aircrew Dictionary (of unacceptable cliche and overused phrases)
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Harry

1. (adj.) Naval term used to emphasise the word that follows. The words following often end in ‘-ers’.

Examples:

~ Redders = hot

~ Shyters = Drunk

~ Honkers = Disgusting or vomiting

~Crashers = Asleep

2. (n.) The Station Commander. Staish


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Jane’s All The World’s —

(adj.) A considerably large number of the things to which the phrase is alluding. From the Janes series of books that contain comprehensive listings of all of the subject. Eg. “This club is like ~ fit women.” cf. Yarnex

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Shitload

(adj.) A large quantity. Shedload


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Sledgehammer to crack a nut

(phr.) An over employment of resources in relation to the size of the task


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Square root of fuck all

(n.) Very little or nothing.


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The somethingest something in NATO

(phr.) Term used to exaggerate the attributes of a person or thing. Eg. “Talk to Jim he’s the clever~ bloke in ~”.


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Woefully inadequate (lacrunabilis inadiquatum)

(adj.) Used to describe the performance (usually of a student on the Harrier Operational Conversion Unit) if they have not performed to the standard required.


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Work like a one armed paper hanger

(phr.) To work extremely frantically and hard on something.


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